Places To See in Delhi
India Gate
Built
as a memorial to commemorate the 70,000 India soldiers killed in World War I,
India Gate was designed by Sir Edwin Lutyens and completed in 1931.
Built from sandstone, the arch also houses the Eternal Flame, a gesture in memory
of the Indian soldiers who laid their lives in the 1971 war with Pakistan.
India War Monument is in the memory of the Great War 1914-18. Its foundation
stone was laid by H.R.H. The Duke of Connaught, in 1912 and opened by Lord Irwin.
The inscription reads, "To the dead of the Indian armies who fell honoured
in France and Flanders. Mesopotamia and Persia, East Africa, Gallipoli and elsewhere
in the near and the far-east and in sacred memory also of those whose names
are recorded and who fell in India or the north-west frontier and during the
Third Afgan War."
This 42 metre heigh huge building was built in the memory of 90,000 soldiers
of the Indian Army who died in first world war. This grand memorial arch was
designed by Lutyens and started to built in 1921 the work was completed in 1931.
The names of soldiers are inscribed on the arch of this tower. In the centre
of the arch stands an inverted rifle and helmet and an eternal flame burns in
honor of the unknown soldiers. Sunset at India Gate, when the arch and the fountains
are illuminated with colorful lights, is truly an exhilarating experience. It
also provides a spectacular view of the Rashtrapati Bhawan.
